So for Valentine’s Day, you may have booked a table in a fancy restaurant, or you’re keeping it cosy with dinner at home. How about a little finishing touch with some homemade rum truffles? These babies are soooo easy…

It’s that time of year when you’re feeling a bit exhausted from Christmas, but optimistic for the year ahead. But sadly the koffers are a bit empty from all the Yuletide excesses, so there’ll be no skiing on the…

Thai has to be one of everyone’s favourite International cusines. Indeed, a recent poll by Taste of Dublin found that it was the favourite foreign food of 35% of the Irish population, nipping on the heels of the nation’s…

No longer an aul lad’s drink, Irish whiskey is now the fastest growing spirit in the world having seen exports grow 300% over the last decade. Either the aul lads are upping their daily intake considerably, or the interest in…

Having my own business, it breaks my heart seeing restaurants on voucher websites, as I know how much commission they must pay, and how tight margins are already. However, as a consumer, who doesn’t love a good offer, and…

Never visit a restaurant on its opening day, that’s just not playing fair. Despite months of planning, there will invariably be hiccups, late deliveries, staff shortages, missing toilet rolls – you get the picture. However, on this occasion, I…